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Saturday, October 2
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Gophers Open Season at Head of the Mississippi Regatta
10/2/2021 4:20:00 PM | Rowing
The Gophers won all three races they competed in on Saturday.
MINNEAPOLIS – The University of Minnesota rowing program took to the water for the first time this year on Saturday morning at the Head of the Mississippi Regatta, winning each of the three races they competed in at the event.
Hosted by the Minneapolis Rowing Club on the Mississippi River, the Head of the Mississippi Regatta celebrated its 41st year in 2021.
Minnesota opened the morning with the top three boats and four of the top five finishes in the Women's Collegiate 4+ race. The boat of Lindsay Eliasen, Harriet Haege, Cecilie Christensen, Ella Saunders and coxswain Adelaide Hazen place first in the race with a time of 17:26.839 followed by Sarah Weyrauch, Kirrali Schofield, Maddie Mainwood, Zoe Adam and coxswain Megan Sampson at 17:30.144 and Stephanie Peller, Whitney Holm, Katie Hallahan, Mallory Garfield and coxswain Miranda Cyr at 18:05.176. The boat of Grace Loescher, Kaia Hilgendorf-Rost, Isabella Spitznagle, Haley Campain and coxswain Courtney Cochico finished fifth at 18:27.812.
The Maroon & Gold also led the field in the Women's Collegiate 8+ race behind a first-place finish from the boat of Lindsay Eliasen, Harriet Haege, Cecilie Christensen, Ella Saunders, Kirrali Schofield, Maddie Mainwood, Zoe Adam, Sarah Weyrauch and coxswain Miranda Cyr at 15:26.472. Minnesota added a third-place finish at 16:05.548 from Annie Moen, Whitney Holm, Melissa Bartlett, Morgan Eddins, Stephanie Peller, Natalie Doebler, Katie Hallahan, Margot Crawley and coxswain Adelaide Hazen and a fourth-place finish at 16:52.320 from Christina McBride, Meri Bosnic, Madeline Lange, Brooke Bierbaum, Avery Kotrba, Cady Isom, Casey Wempner, Addie Guenther and coxswain Wren Wodek.
In Minnesota's novice competition, the Gophers finished first and second in the Women's Collegiate Freshman 8+ as Mia Forouhari, Rhiannon Wilson, Molly Hennen, Sydney Hicks, Anna Stephenson, Ava Johnson, Ella Mackin, Molly Boyle and coxswain Wren Wodek finished in 20:15.964 ahead of Gwyneth Picthall, Kimball Utsey, Tallulah Sweet, Jasmine Verbout, Katia Marcellus, Lindsey Grafstrom, Katarina Johanns, Lindsey Grafstrom, Maya Modelli and coxswain Sophie Banik at 20:32.278.
Coach's Comments
"It was great to be back out there. We haven't had a fall race in two years, so to be able to get back on the water at home on a beautiful Minnesota day…it was just good to be back out there," Minnesota head coach Alicea Strodel said. "We have a really young squad. Of all the women that raced today, only 15 of them are returning varsity members. Knowing where we are starting, there is a ton of potential with this group."
Hosted by the Minneapolis Rowing Club on the Mississippi River, the Head of the Mississippi Regatta celebrated its 41st year in 2021.
Minnesota opened the morning with the top three boats and four of the top five finishes in the Women's Collegiate 4+ race. The boat of Lindsay Eliasen, Harriet Haege, Cecilie Christensen, Ella Saunders and coxswain Adelaide Hazen place first in the race with a time of 17:26.839 followed by Sarah Weyrauch, Kirrali Schofield, Maddie Mainwood, Zoe Adam and coxswain Megan Sampson at 17:30.144 and Stephanie Peller, Whitney Holm, Katie Hallahan, Mallory Garfield and coxswain Miranda Cyr at 18:05.176. The boat of Grace Loescher, Kaia Hilgendorf-Rost, Isabella Spitznagle, Haley Campain and coxswain Courtney Cochico finished fifth at 18:27.812.
The Maroon & Gold also led the field in the Women's Collegiate 8+ race behind a first-place finish from the boat of Lindsay Eliasen, Harriet Haege, Cecilie Christensen, Ella Saunders, Kirrali Schofield, Maddie Mainwood, Zoe Adam, Sarah Weyrauch and coxswain Miranda Cyr at 15:26.472. Minnesota added a third-place finish at 16:05.548 from Annie Moen, Whitney Holm, Melissa Bartlett, Morgan Eddins, Stephanie Peller, Natalie Doebler, Katie Hallahan, Margot Crawley and coxswain Adelaide Hazen and a fourth-place finish at 16:52.320 from Christina McBride, Meri Bosnic, Madeline Lange, Brooke Bierbaum, Avery Kotrba, Cady Isom, Casey Wempner, Addie Guenther and coxswain Wren Wodek.
In Minnesota's novice competition, the Gophers finished first and second in the Women's Collegiate Freshman 8+ as Mia Forouhari, Rhiannon Wilson, Molly Hennen, Sydney Hicks, Anna Stephenson, Ava Johnson, Ella Mackin, Molly Boyle and coxswain Wren Wodek finished in 20:15.964 ahead of Gwyneth Picthall, Kimball Utsey, Tallulah Sweet, Jasmine Verbout, Katia Marcellus, Lindsey Grafstrom, Katarina Johanns, Lindsey Grafstrom, Maya Modelli and coxswain Sophie Banik at 20:32.278.
Coach's Comments
"It was great to be back out there. We haven't had a fall race in two years, so to be able to get back on the water at home on a beautiful Minnesota day…it was just good to be back out there," Minnesota head coach Alicea Strodel said. "We have a really young squad. Of all the women that raced today, only 15 of them are returning varsity members. Knowing where we are starting, there is a ton of potential with this group."
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